1 week ago
Sun Feb 1, 2026 4:07am PST
Show HN: Licobox – Container runtime with Docker Engine on a macOS
Hi HN, I've been working on optimizing Docker Engine running on macOS. I know there are some free and open-source like Colima, but I've wanted to make it better.

So it has: - Fast startup time, around 2-3 seconds on M3 Air - Minimal idle CPU usage with dynamic memory usage - Container debugging, built-in tools without modifying image - Desktop app to manage containers

Currently it’s still in alpha, focusing on getting feedback and stabilizing performance.

Regarding the dynamic memory usage, if you found an issue related to memory like memory corruption, please do reach out. I've been testing this for months and has no issue so far.

In the future I might add feature to run linux or kubernetes.

Thank you. I hope you have a chance to try it out.

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